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The Idolmaster is a 2011 anime series based on the popular raising sim and rhythm game franchise of the same name by Namco Bandai Games on the arcade and Xbox 360. The anime is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Atsushi Nishigori, series composition by Atsushi Nishigori and Tōko Machida, character design by Atsushi Nishigori, art directed by Kushiro Usui and sound directed by Hiromi Kikuta. Based on The Idolmaster 2, the anime follows a group of thirteen pop idols from 765 Productions studios and their goal to become the most popular idols in Japan. The anime aired from July 8, 2011 to December 23, 2011 on TBS and on later dates on MBS, CBC, RKB and BS-i. An original video animation episode was released on June 16, 2012.
Original Release
07/07/2011
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenji Akabane | Producer / Producer (voice) |
| Rie Kugimiya | Iori Minase / Iori Minase (voice) |
| Eriko Nakamura | Haruka Amami / Haruka Amami (voice) / Hamzou |
| Yumi Hara | Takane Shijou |
| Asami Imai | Chihaya Kisaragi / Chihaya Kisaragi (voice) |
| Manami Numakura | Hibiki Ganaha / Hibiki Ganaha (voice) |
| Chiaki Takahashi | Azusa Miura / Azusa Miura (voice) |
| Azumi Asakura | Yukiho Hagiwara / Yukiho Hagiwara (voice) |
| Asami Shimoda | Ami Futami, Mami Futami / Ami Futami (voice) / Mami Futami (voice) |
| Akiko Hasegawa | Miki Hoshii |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kore kara ga kanojo-tachi no hajimari | Thursday, 07 July 2011 |
| 2 | "Junbi" wo hajimeta shôjo-tachi | Thursday, 14 July 2011 |
| 3 | Subete wa ippo wa yûki kara | Thursday, 21 July 2011 |
| 4 | Jibun wo kaeru to iu koto | Thursday, 28 July 2011 |
| 5 | Minna to sugosu natsuyasumi | Thursday, 04 August 2011 |
| 6 | Saki ni susumu to iu sektaku | Thursday, 11 August 2011 |
| 7 | Daisukimono, taisetsu-na mono | Thursday, 18 August 2011 |
| 8 | Shiawase e no mawarimichi | Thursday, 25 August 2011 |
| 9 | Futari dakara dekiru koto | Thursday, 01 September 2011 |
| 10 | Minna se, sukoshi demo mae e | Thursday, 08 September 2011 |
| 11 | Kitai, fuan, soshite yochô | Thursday, 15 September 2011 |
| 12 | Ippô tsûkou no shûchakuten | Thursday, 22 September 2011 |
| 13 | Soshite, kanojo-tachi wakirameku sutêji e | Thursday, 29 September 2011 |
| 14 | Kawari hajimeta sekai! | Thursday, 06 October 2011 |
| 15 | Minna sorotte, namahôsô desu yo namahôsô! | Thursday, 13 October 2011 |
| 16 | Hitoribocchi no kimochi | Thursday, 20 October 2011 |
| 17 | Makoto, Makoto no ôjisama | Friday, 28 October 2011 |
| 18 | Takusan no, ippai | Thursday, 03 November 2011 |
| 19 | Kumoma ni kakureru tsuki no shiku | Thursday, 10 November 2011 |
| 20 | Yakusoku | Thursday, 17 November 2011 |
| 21 | Marude hana ga saku yô ni | Thursday, 24 November 2011 |
| 22 | Seiya no yoru ni | Thursday, 01 December 2011 |
| 23 | Watashi | Thursday, 08 December 2011 |
| 24 | Yume | Thursday, 15 December 2011 |
| 25 | Minna to, isshô ni! | Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
Directors
Noriko Takao, Atsushi Nishigori, Masanori Takahashi, Takahiro Majima, Yûki Itô, Takahiro Harada, Ryoji Masuyama, Ryuichi Kimura, Kentarô Suzuki, Yuka Shibata, Daisuke Takashima, Akitoshi Yokoyama, Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Ayumu Kotake, Takashi Igari
Writers
Touko Machida, Atsushi Nishigori, Tatsuya Takahashi, Michihiro Tsuchiya, Hideki Shirane
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenji Akabane | Producer / Producer (voice) |
| Rie Kugimiya | Iori Minase / Iori Minase (voice) |
| Eriko Nakamura | Haruka Amami / Haruka Amami (voice) / Hamzou |
| Yumi Hara | Takane Shijou |
| Asami Imai | Chihaya Kisaragi / Chihaya Kisaragi (voice) |
| Manami Numakura | Hibiki Ganaha / Hibiki Ganaha (voice) |
| Chiaki Takahashi | Azusa Miura / Azusa Miura (voice) |
| Azumi Asakura | Yukiho Hagiwara / Yukiho Hagiwara (voice) |
| Asami Shimoda | Ami Futami, Mami Futami / Ami Futami (voice) / Mami Futami (voice) |
| Akiko Hasegawa | Miki Hoshii |
| Hiromi Hirata | Makoto Kikuchi / Makoto Kikuchi (voice) |
| Naomi Wakabayashi | Ritsuko Akizuki / Ritsuko Akizuki (voice) |
| Mayako Nigo | Yayoi Takatsuki / Yayoi Takatsuki (voice) |
| Hōchū Ōtsuka | Junjiro Takagi / Junjirou "President" Takagi (voice) |
| Takeaki Masuyama | Audience C |
| Mugihito | Shindou |
| Masaya Onosaka | Oil Baron |
| Juri Takita | Kotori Otonashi (voice) |
| Akira Kushida | Yakinikuman |
| Akiko Hasegawa | Miki Hoshii (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shun'ichi Uemura | Producer |
| Satoru Shimizu | Producer |
| Shin Unozawa | Producer |
| Hirokuni Maeyama | Producer |
| William Wolff | Producer |
| Kôichirô Natsume | Producer |
| Hisanori Kunisaki | Producer |
| Yosuke Toba | Producer |
| Yasuhiro Yamaguchi | Producer |
